The combined investment has been channeled to 22 provincial-level regions in central and western China in support of 559 work-relief programs, most of which were implemented by SOEs, helping nearly 100,000 (financially strapped) people land jobs, according to the NDRC.

根据国家发改委的数据，这项合并投资已被引导到中国中西部的22个省级地区，以支持559个失业救济项目，其中大部分由国有企业实施，帮助近10万（资金紧张）人找到了工作。

Attendees at the Friday meeting also decided on policy steps to further alleviate burdens facing financially strapped college graduates.

Yet currently, many of them are financially strapped and face challenges.

Strap on your backpack, hit the pedal and travel light… an increasing amount of people choose to travel on their bicycle in many cities, creating a significant income increase for bicycle businesses.

Onboard is expert parachutist Nam Lee, strapped to a tourist, with whom he will shortly make a thrilling descent.

Among my purchases are accessories such as Ring-Con and Leg Strap.

Furthermore, fitness game Ring Fit Adventure and its related accessories such as Ring-Con and Leg Strap launched by Japanese company Nintendo were in high demand across China's different e-commerce platforms.

"Our customers are already strapped to make those payments," he said.

"Most of my customers take my fish on credit and pay at the end of the month, and this leaves me cash strapped.

When he was strapped for cash, a creator project at Tsinghua funded his trip to Hong Kong to attend a startup competition.

The financially strapped party was responsible for the costs.

The announcement came as a slowing economy has fueled speculations that the central authorities may reduce aid for the financially strapped populations due to less fiscal revenue.

But farmers were still strapped for cash.

Websites must first seek approval from the Ministry of Civil Affairs before they can host crowdfunding projects that are launched by financially strapped users in order to pay hefty medical bills, according to a decision on Friday by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

Websites such as Shuidichou and Qingsongchou have played "positive roles" in helping financially strapped families pay their medical bills, but the operations have been mired by accused misuse of such tools, which has hampered the development of charitable causes.

Crowdfunding websites might soon be required to seek official approval before they can host fundraising projects that are launched by their financially strapped hosts in order to pay hefty medical bills, according to the latest draft revisions to the country's Charity Law on Monday.

According to the report, websites such as Shuidichou and Qingsongchou have played "positive roles" in helping financially strapped families pay their health costs, but the operations have been mired by accused misuse of such tools, which has hampered the development of charitable causes.

According to the readout, the meeting's participants also asked local authorities to help businesses with a sizable amount of financially strapped employees to overcome flood-induced disruptions and recover production, and recruit poor farmers in disaster-relief projects so that they can get paid.